Leading Sustainable Innovation
By: Nick Coad
Contributors: Pritchard, Paul
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
ISBN-13: 9781351275248
Subjects: Sustainable development; Social responsibility of business; Technological innovations; Social aspects; Business; Développement durable; Entreprises; Responsabilité sociale; Innovations; Aspect social; Affaires; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Business Ethics; Motivational
Description: "Sustainability will play an increasingly key role in the innovation process within businesses. Leading companies are already integrating these agendas, and preparing their sustainability executives to take the lead. This book demonstrates why sustainability requires innovation; explains how this opportunity can be grasped by sustainability executives; outlines the skills they will need to learn to lead on sustainable innovation; and outlines key trends in sustainable innovation and in managing innovation. Coad and Pritchard provide an overview of mainstream innovation, and draw out common characteristics of successful programmes, such as a corporate culture whose systems promote innovation. They highlight developments such as mobile technology, social media and collaborative consumption which transform the way consumers interact with companies. Viewed alongside emerging ideas on sustainability, such as the circular economy, this points to a clear need for a new set of innovation skills.Companies will face challenges in realizing these opportunities, in particular the development requirements for sustainability executives and broader organizational learning. This book is for companies who want to take advantage, and the sustainability executives who will be leading the way."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter Introduction  -- Nick Coad Paul Pritchard; title: chapter 1 Why Sustainability Requires Innovation  -- Nick Coad Paul Pritchard; title: chapter 2 Innovation Theory and Practice  -- Nick Coad Paul Pritchard; title: chapter 3 Lessons from Innovation and Sustainability Practice  -- Nick Coad Paul Pritchard; title: chapter 4 Sustainable Innovation  -- Nick Coad Paul Pritchard; title: chapter 5 Implementing Sustainable Innovation  -- Nick Coad Paul Pritchard; title: chapter 6 Concluding Thoughts -- Nick Coad Paul Pritchard.